how to play chess endgames book

SOLUTIONS
TO THE EXERCISES
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1 .tf2? h3 2 .tg3 (2@xd4 @g2 -+) 2 ... @g2
3 Ab8 tZ)fS+ 4 <i9e2 tZ)g3+ -+.
1 ... tZ)rs
I...tZ)e22@f3 tZ)xgl+ (2 ... @xgl 3@g4=) 3
@g4 h3 4 @g3 h2 5 @f2 =.
2 @n tZ)g3+ 3 @f2 tZ)e2 4 @f3 tZ)xgl+ s
@g4h3 6@g3h27@f2tZ)f3 S@fi =
Ell.11
E.Lobron - P.Blatny
Erevan OL 1996
1 ....txb6
Not l...axb6? 2 @b5 +-.
l...@c6?! 2 b7 .tg3 is also still drawn, but
Blatny's game continuation is naturally safer.
2tZ)xb6@c7
2 ... axb6? 3 a7 +-.
3 tZ)ds+ @bS 4@bS @ass @c6 @bS 6 tZ)b6
axb6 7 @xb6 @aS S a7 1'2-1'2
Ell.12
J.Timman - G.Kuzmin
Bled/Portoroi. 1979
If White were to move, he could prevent the
activation of the black king with 1 @c6 @e7 2
@d5 and win.
In the game, however, it was Kuzmin to
move, and he drew:
1 ...@f7 2@c4@e6 3@d3@fS 4.te3@g4 S
@e2 @g3 6 .tf2+ @g4 7 Ae3 @g3 S .td2 b4 9
@n h3 10 @gl h2+ 11 @hl @h3 12 .tr4 @g4
lf2-lf2
Ell.13
G.Timmerman -V.M.Anton
corr. 1996
1. .. AgS!?
Not 1 ... Ac8? 2 @g3 .tb7 3 @f2 @h4 4 @e2
+- (Anton), when the white king penetrates decisively
on the queenside.
Although I ... @g6?! 2 @g3 @f6 3 f5 .txf5 4
tZ)xd5+ @f7 5 @f4 Ae6 6 tZ)b4 should still be
drawn in view of the reduced material, it would
not be pleasant, since White would have complete
control of the position, which is always
very nice for the side with the knight.
2 tZ)fs Ah7 3 tZ)d6 @h4 4 tZ)xbS Ae4+ s
@e3 @g4 6 tZ)d6 .tg6 7 tZ)cs Ae4 S tZ)e7 .thl
9 tZ)gS @fS 10 tZ)h6+ @g6 11 tZ)g4 <MS 12
tZ)h6+ @g6 13 tZ)g4 @rs 14 tZ)es .te41S tZ)f7
.thl 16 tZ)h6+ 1'2-1'2
Ell.14
K.Guseinov - A.Khuzman
Istanbul Ech 2003
1 tZ)gl?
1 tZ)d2+! is correct:
a) l...@d3 2 tZ)b3 Ac6 3 tZ)c5+@d4 4 tZ)e6+
@e5 5 tZ)cS =.
b) l ... @e5 2 tZ)f3+ @f5 3 tZ)d2 @g5 4 tZ)e4+
@h45@f3 =.
c) 1...@f5 2 tZ)f3 @f6 3 tZ)gl (3 h4? opens a
path for the king: 3 ... @f5 -+) 3 ... Ae6 4 tZ)e2
@e5 5 @f3.td5+ 6 @f2 h5 7 tZ)g I h4 8 tZ)e2 f3
9 tZ)c3 .tc6 10 @e3 =.
l ....te6 2@e2.tf7 3 @!2 Abs 4 h4 .tg4 s
hS .txhS 6 @g2.tg4 0-1
Ell.15
S.lvanov - A.Khalifman
Russian Cht (Sochi) 2004
l ••• f4!!
Not l...h2? 2 @g2 hl\\\'i+ 3 @xhl @f3 4
Axa5 @xe3 5 .td8 .txa4 6 .tf6 =.
2.tc7
After 2 exf4? .te4 3 @gl @g3 -+ the f4-
pawn shields the black king.
2 •.. f3 3 @gl .td3 4 @f2
4 .txa5? h2+ 5 @xh2 f2-+.
4 ....tc2 S @gl @fS 6 .txaS @e4 7 .tel
@xe3SaS.il.d3
An illustration of the principle of one di ago·
nal.
9 .tr2+ @e2 10 .tg3 .ta6 11 b4 f2+ 12
Axf2h2+ 0-1
Ell.16
J.Granda - H.Nakamura
Wijk aan Zee 2004
l@dS!
The king heads for g5, against which nothing
works.
1...@g8 2 @e4 tZ)f6+
2 ... tZ)h6 3 @e5 tZ)g4+ 4 @f4 tZ)h6 5 @g5 +-.
3 @eS tZ)b7 4 @e6
Black is in a fatal zugzwang.
4 ..• gS S hxgS 1-0
In viewof5...tZ)xg5+6@f5 tZ)f7 7@g6+-.